Malted-milk dispenser



Feb- 159 L. E. MORRISON MALTED MILK DISPENSER Filed May 15, 1925flwwentoz Mia/V" Patented Feb. 15,

UNITED STATES LEWIS E. MORRISON, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MALTED-MILK DISPENSER.

Application filed. May 15, 1925. Serial No. 30,423.

This invention relates to improvements in malted milk dispensers and theobject of the invention is to provide a practical and efficientapparatus for dispensing malted milk.

WVith this object in view the apparatus is arranged and constructed ashereinafter set forth and as illustrated in theaccompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is an elevation on a greatly reduced scale of a maltedmilk dispenser embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a view of the dispenser in cross section with parts removedand parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the dispensing mechanism with parts insection on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the parts in a different position.

Figure 5 is a bottom view of the feeding disk valve.

Figure 6 is a side View of the main body member of the apparatus.

Referring to the drawing the reference numeral 7 denotes a suitable basemember having an upper cylindrical body receiving portion 8 providedwith two bosses or projections 9, 9, Figure 3. Below the portion 8 thebase 7 is cut out as at 10 in the front of the apparatus, and theportion 7 forms practically a semi-conical downwardly flaring foot.

The malted milk is contained within a suitable container 11 having anopen neck 12 which may be screwed into the main body or pocket member 13at 1 1. The member 13 has an annular wall or portion 15 which fitssnugly within the base portion 8, and an annular horizontal flange 16which rests on said portion 8. The body 13 fits within the portion 8inpredetermined position by reason of a key 17 on the body which is seatedbetween the aforesaid bosses 9, 9. Thus the body cannot rotate in thebase.

The body member 13 is provided with a plurality of pockets 18, l8'whichtaper downwardly being slightly larger at the bottom.

In the center the body is bored out to receive a sleeve or hollow stem19 of the disk valve 20. The stem 19 extends upwards through the bodyand carries at the top a measuring disk valve in fixed permanentrelation to the feed disk valve 20, so that the two disks 20 and 21 movetogether when op- V era-ted.

The feed valve 26 is provided with a single feed opening 39 whilethe'measuring valve 21 is cut away as at 23 so that it will cover onlythree of the four pockets 18.

Within the stem 19 is located a bolt or vertical shaft 24 which at thetop carries a pusher blade 25 in which a horizontal agitater wire 26 isfixed at right angles to the blade.

At the bottom the shaft carries a handle 27 having a spring actuatedpawl 28 adapted to engage the teeth 29, 29 in the circumference of thefeed disk valve 20. A spring 30 secured to the side of the body 13, seeFigure 6, prevents return movement of the feed disk valve, while a stop31 limits the throw of the handle as will appear hereinafter. 3 V

WVithin the base 7 there is detachably supported a direction feed memberor funnel 32 vsupported by means of bayonet slots 33 and pins 3 1 (onlyone is shown). The pins 34 may be cast integral with the base 7.

To the measuring disk valve 21 suitable agitators 35, 35 are aflixed andextend up into the container 11. In Figure 2 these agitators are shownturned at right angles to their regular position as shown in Figure 3.The container 11 has a filler opening 36 closed with a stopper 37. Theedge 38 of the cut out 10 in the base 7 forms a stop for the movement ofthe handle in one direction as will presently appear.

In'assembling the apparatus, the feed disk valve 20 is placed at thebottom of the body 13 and the sleeve 19 pushed upwards through the boretherein. Then the measuring disk valve 21 is aflixed to the said stemwith its cut away portion 23 in diametrically opposite relation to thefeed opening 22 in the said valve.

The bolt 24 is then placed within the sleeve 19.

are filled with malted milk, it being understood. that when the handleis moved from The parts thus assembled are placed within the base withthe key 17 between the bosses 9. Next the handle 27'is the position inFigure 3 to the position in Figure 4, the pawl 28 engages the nearesttooth 29 to rotate the two disk valves ninety degrees until the handlehits the stop 31. During this forward or feeding movement of the handlethe disk valves move together and at the same time the pusher blade 25and the agitators 26 and 35 are also operated.

In order to accomplish the next feeding movement, the handle is movedbackwards into the position shown inFigure 3 and during this backward oragitating movement, the disk valves remain stationary, but the pusherblade and agitator 26 are also moved backwards with the shaft 24.

Assuming that some of the pockets 18 have thus been filled with maltedmilk as a result of the continued action of the movable elements withinthe container, the detailed operation and function of the several partsare as follows.

Starting with the parts inthe position in Figure 3, it will be observedthat the pocket A has emptied its contents of malted milk through thefeed disk valve opening 39 into the glass or other receptacle which haspre viously been placed under the funnel. At the same time, 'due to theprevious agitation the pocket B has been filled with malted milk and thepocket C is now being filled.

On the feeding stroke of the handle from Figure 3 to Figure 4, thepusher blade 25 pushes the material in front of it in over the pocket Cto insure its complete filling and the material behind the blade willalso fall into C in advance of the measuring 'disk valve which measuresthe quantity of material in pocket G by being moved in over the same andcutting off the material in the pocket flush with the top thereof andseparates it from the material in the container.

During this movement the feed opening 39 has been moved from pocket A topocket B, and if the latter is filled, said pocket B will empty into theglass. Also pocket D will be uncovered and material pushed into it bythe blade 25. Next follows the backwards or agitating stroke of thehandle when it will be observed, that the pusher blade again pushesmaterial into and creates a space behind the blade so that more materialwill fall into I).

On the next feeding stroke the feed opening 89 will be moved in under Cwhich will empty its contents into the glass, and the measuring diskwill measure the contents in D. Again an agitating stroke followssucceeded by a feeding stroke which places the feed opening 39 under thepocket D which thereupon empties and the cycle is completed.

During the entire operation it will be noted that there is a doubleagitating movement. The material is agitated between the feeding strokesand also during each feeding stroke.

It is very difficult to feed or dispense malted milk by means of adispenser because the milk absorbs moisture very quickly and to thefeeding therefrom insures a regular feed of the same quantity ofmaterial for each stroke of the machine.

It is not necessary that the body of the machine be provided with fourpockets. A lesser number may be used. Also the shape of the agitatorsand other details, sizes and proportions may be altered. The containermay be constructed to hold a suitable quantity of the malted milk andmay be arranged for attachment to the apparatus in any desirable manner.

In view of the foregoing I do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of arrangement or construction, but changes may be made withinthe legitimate and intended scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1- 1. A dispensing apparatus for malted milk comprising a bodyhaving a plurality of bottomless pockets, a container mounted above saidbody and communicating with said pockets, a central sleeve rotatablymounted in said body, a measuring disk se cured to said sleeve on top ofthe body, a feed valve disk carried by said sleeve against the bottom ofthe body, a feed opening in said feed valve disk adapted to registersuccessively with the said pockets, a shaft within said sleeve,agitating means carried by said shaft above the body, a manuallyoperated handle, means connecting said handle and shaft to operate theagitating means at each movement of the handle and means forintermittently connecting said handle and feed valve disk to operate thelatter and the said measuring disk once for every two manually operatedmovements of the handle.

2. A dispensing apparatus for malted milk comprising a support, a bodyresting thereon and having a plurality of pockets open at both ends, acontainer detachably secured to said body and communicating with saidpockets, a measuring disk above said body, a feed valve disk below saidbody, means connecting the said two disks, a shaft in said body, apusher blade secured to said shaft above the measuring disk, a handle onsaid shaft, means on said handle and feed valve disk forintern'iittently connecting the same to operate the said two diskstogether with the pusher blade during the feeding stroke of theapparatus, said handle being capable of a return stroke whereby tooperate said pusher blade in the opposite direction after each feedingstroke as aforesaid.

3. r dispensing apparatus for malted milk comprising a body havingvertically disposed pockets open at both ends, a central sleeverotatably mounted in said body, two movable disks secured to saidsleeve, one above and one below said body, each disk having a cut awayportion whereby to register alternately and not simultaneously with thesaid pockets, a shaft in said sleeve, pusher blade secured to said shaftwithin the container and above the said upper disk and a handle forsimultaneously operating said disks and pusherblade in one directionduring the feeding stroke of the apparatus and for operating the saidshaft and pusher blade in the opposite direction alternately with thesaid feeding stroke.

LEWIS E. MORRISON.

